Monsieur Eek
Monsieur Eek is a short novel by American playwright David Ives, intended for ages 9–12. It was first published September 1, 2001 by HarperCollins. Set in 1609, it is about a chimpanzee who gets arrested for being a French spy.[1] The book is based on a real law in medieval times that allowed animals to be convicted of crimes.
Plot summary
When a chimpanzee arrives in the tiny coastal city MacOongafoondsen during the Napoleonic Wars he is taken for a Frenchman. Arousing insular prejudice, he is put on trial on suspicion of being a French spy and the thief responsible for a string of local burglaries. He is defended by 13-year-old Emmaline Perth with the help of Flurp, the town fool. Eek ends up being found guilty. However, he is rescued and not hanged. MacOongsafooden's population starts to rapidly rise.
See also
- Animal trial
References
- ^ Monsieur Eek at WorldCat
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Works by David Ives
- Ancient History
- Canvas
- City of God
- Don Juan in Chicago
- Is He Dead?
- The Lives and Deaths of the Great Harry Houdini
- New Jerusalem
- Polish Joke
- The Red Address
- St. Freud
- Venus in Fur
- Arabian Nights
- Babels in Arms
- The Blizzard
- Captive Audience
- Degas C'est Moi
- Dr. Fritz
- English Made Simple
- Enigma Variations
- Foreplay or The Art of the Fugue
- Lives of the Saints
- Long Ago and Far Away
- Mere Mortals
- The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage
- The Philadelphia
- Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread
- Seven Menus
- A Singular Kinda Guy
- Soap Opera
- Speed-the-Play
- Sure Thing
- Time Flies
- The Universal Language
- Variations on the Death of Trotsky
- Words, Words, Words
- All in the Timing
- Five Very Live
- Lives of the Saints
- Mere Mortals and Others
- Time Flies
- A Flea in Her Ear
- The Heir Apparent
- The Liar
- The Metromaniacs
- The School For Lies
- A Spanish Play
- Dance of the Vampires
- White Christmas
- Here We Are
- Anyone Can Whistle
- The Boys from Syracuse
- Dreams and Nightmares
- Du Barry Was a Lady
- Face The Music
- Fanny
- Finian's Rainbow
- Jubilee
- The New Moon
- Of Thee I Sing
- On Your Toes
- Out of This World
- Pardon My English
- Pipe Dream
- Purlie
- Strike Up the Band
- Wonderful Town
- Venus in Fur
- Monsieur Eek
- The Phobia Clinic
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- Voss: How I Come to America and Am Hero, Mostly
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